What is the Least Common Multiple of 58978 and 58983?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 58978 and 58983 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 58978 and 58983, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58978,58983) = 1
LCM(58978,58983) = ( 58978 × 58983) / 1
LCM(58978,58983) = 3478699374 / 1
LCM(58978,58983) = 3478699374

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58978 and 58983 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58978 and 58983. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58978 and 58983.

Prime Factorization of 58978

Prime Factorization of 58983

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58978 and 58983.

LCM(58978,58983) = 2¹ × 37¹ × 797¹ × 3¹ × 19661¹
LCM(58978,58983) = 3478699374